It's official: "swipe fatigue" is no longer just internet slang but a statistically observable phenomenon, and it's radically changing the way younger daters approach finding a partner. An astonishing 78 percent of all Gen Z dating app users have reported a "burnout" from app use, according to Forbes, while Match Group, Inc., the conglomerate that owns Tinder and Hinge, has seen its stock value decline by two-thirds from its pandemic highs. This fatigue has led to a surge in "IRL singles events," and even forced apps like Tinder and Hinge to adjust their game plan. Tinder launched an Events feature earlier this year to promote IRL meetups, as well as a Festival Mode to help strangers with mutual interests meet, and Hinge has reportedly dumped over a million dollars into promoting offline meetups. But there are some retro dating directories that are trying to solve swipe fatigue, mostly by offering more than a carousel-style, hot-or-not matchmaking system. Instead of a binary yes-or-no decision often based on a handful of photos and a short bio, these old-school dating sites create online communities where people have multiple opportunities to interact or bond over shared interests.